T/B GRAN TOR; Northeast Coast of Dominican Republic

Northeast Coast of Dominican Republic | 1989-Feb-15

Initial Notification: On February 15, 1989, the tug ALICE M. WINSLOW and tank barge GRAN TOR ran aground on a reef about 800 yards off the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic. The barge's cargo consisted of approximately 18,000 barrels of bunker C fuel oil. Sheens emanated from both vessels but appeared to be diesel fuel from the tug and runoff from the deck of the barge. USCG district 7.